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Prple Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
last week
Hi there! I know that place, time ... are usually put at the end of a sentence. However, sometimes you have got quite long sentences like the one underneath:
"... xx's tennis teacher asked me 'last week' if he...."
... xx's tennis teacher asked me if he can add your email to his mail list to inform you about tennis tournaments, 'last week'.
Now I would say that the first one sounds better to me. However I didn't put 'last week' at the end of the sentence, although it is the adverb of time in this example.
Well, does someone have a proper explanation for this kind of sentence structure? I still have not figured out how it actually works... Thanks!
"... xx's tennis teacher asked me 'last week' if he...."
... xx's tennis teacher asked me if he can add your email to his mail list to inform you about tennis tournaments, 'last week'.
Now I would say that the first one sounds better to me. However I didn't put 'last week' at the end of the sentence, although it is the adverb of time in this example.
Well, does someone have a proper explanation for this kind of sentence structure? I still have not figured out how it actually works... Thanks!
Top answer
Prple if he can add your email to his mail list to inform you about tennis tournaments A clause with many words, like the one shown above in the quote box, is called "a heavy clause". The presence of a heavy clause in a sentence may create a need for a rearrangement of the usual order of elements in the sentence. I have even heard this movement of words from their normal position in this situation called 'heavy movement'.
- Prple if he can add your email to his mail list to inform you about tennis tournaments A clause with many words, like the one shown above in the quote box, is called "a heavy clause".
- The presence of a heavy clause in a sentence may create a need for a rearrangement of the usual order of elements in the sentence.
- I have even heard this movement of words from their normal position in this situation called 'heavy movement'.
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- CJ
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Prpleif he can add your email to his mail list to inform you about tennis tournamentsA clause with many words, like the one shown above in the quote box, is called "a heavy clause". The presence of a heavy clause in a sentence may create a need for a rearrangement of the usual order of elements in the sentence. I have even heard this movement of words from
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